If You Liked Duke Lacrosse, You're Gonna Love UVa

If You Liked Duke Lacrosse, You're Gonna Love UVa - ace.mu.nu

Excerpt from this article:

"Did the horrific gang rape detailed in a recent Rolling Stone article take place as reported? Some in the media are beginning to question the account of "Jackie," a student at the University of Virginia who says she was raped by seven men as part of a fraternity initiation. Richard Bradley, a former editor at George magazine who was taken in by Stephen Glass (the former journalist who became infamous for fabricating stories), wrote on Nov. 24 that he has since grown necessarily skeptical of articles corroborating his 'pre-existing biases.'"
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Accusations of sexual assault should - almost! - always be  believed. I say, "Almost", for 2 reasons. One, I've read the book Don't Me Daddy - False Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse, by Dean Tong, and Two, I have seen first hand how social workers and law enforcement officers can encourage people to make such false accusations.

But even still, I think false accusation of sexual abuse are rare, and when a person is accused of sexually assaulting someone - such as Bill Cosby, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, Woody Allen, Kobe Bryant,  Arnold Schwartzenegger, etc - those accusations should be believed!

Recommended reading for victims of sexual abuse of all ages:

How Long Does It Hurt? by Cynthia L. Mather

Time: Feminism Promoting 'Repugnant and Dangerous Assumptions' in Allen-Farrow Case

Time: Feminism Promoting 'Repugnant and Dangerous Assumptions' in Allen-Farrow Case - truthrevolt.org

"...the only reason we have any lingering doubts about Dylan Farrow’s accusations is that “patriarchy pushes us to put aside our good judgment.” Valenti’s argument: sexual violence requires coming forward at great personal cost, and usually goes unreported, so those accusations that do surface should be believed at face value.  Young also challenges the assertion of Salon.com’s Zoe Zolbrod—who was herself molested at a young age—that research shows that in situations of custody battles, sexual abuse charges are not more common and only proven to be “maliciously fabricated” 1% to 6% of the time."
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False accusations of sexual abuse do take place (see Don't Blame Me Daddy: False Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse, by Dean Tong). But I agree with the above paragraph that they are probably very rare. Personally, I believe Actor Woody Allen Molested his his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. I believe she is telling the truth (just as I believe Juanita Broaddrick was telling the truth!). Perhaps Woody Allen and Dylan Farrow would both be willing to take a polygraph test?

Recommended reading:

Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say - foxnews.com
If Justin Bieber Were Poor, We'd Deport Him! -  newser.com 
Don't Listen to Woody Allen's Biggest Defender - slate.com

Recommended reading (for Dylan Farrow):

How Long Does it Hurt? A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends and their Families, by Cynthia L. Mather

Recommended reading (For everyone else):

The Entertainment Industry: As Nasty as They Want to Be